Marina Abromovic, a life changing person. Why is she an inspiration source? I've chosen some of her quotes for the introduction. I recommend you to read the interviews, you'll see she does everything on purpose. She has a quite different perception of art and life. From the very beginning of her performance art career, each performance is unique and has a striking message. However, you do not have to convey one and only planned message, you are free to accept it or not. It is surprising to read how good she understands the nature of human behavior and shows this to the world in a perfect way. I'd say this a perfect way because I am sure there are authors, artists or directors have understood the world and human in a ,maybe, better than Marina does, but she is the one who excited me.
Now, she has a project to change our lives. A platform for long duration works and a platform for experiencing The Abromovic Method.
to have further information: The Abromovic Method
Long Duration Performance Examples
Wikipedia link for brief information about her life and performances
Also have a look at youtube videos.
By the way you should have a deeper look by reading her performances before trying to understand her method and plans for the institute otherwise they won't mean anything to you. Each of them are carefully thought and performed.